She brought new colors to modernist music, sometimes using electronics, and became the first female living composer to have two operas staged by the Met.
Category: Opera
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Review: Tomasz Konieczny Returns to the Met Opera in ‘Dutchman’
After a triumphant house debut in 2019, the bass-baritone Tomasz Konieczny brought power and clarity to the title role in “The Flying Dutchman.”
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The Conductor Thomas Guggeis Is Rising Fast After a Surprise Debut
Not yet 30, Guggeis already leads a major opera house and has conducted the “Ring” in Berlin. Next up: his arrival at the Metropolitan Opera.
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Salvatore Sciarrino Returns to Myth in the Opera ‘Venere e Adone’
Salvatore Sciarrino’s “Venere e Adone,” his 15th opera, premieres this weekend at the Hamburg State Opera.
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Gustavo Dudamel to Resign From Paris Opera
The conductor will depart in August, the opera house said, four years ahead of schedule and after just two seasons in the job.
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Review: ‘Stranger Love’ Premieres at the Los Angeles Philharmonic
The premiere of Dylan Mattingly and Thomas Bartscherer’s six-hour opera was presented by the orchestra — an institution at an inflection point.
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‘Magic Flute’ Review: Trickery and Delight in Mozart at the Met
Unveiling the trickery only enhances the delight of this interpretation of Mozart by the director Simon McBurney.
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This ‘Magic Flute’ Has Ringtones, Bird Tracks and a Foley Artist
The director Simon McBurney creates a magical sound world in his theatrical production of Mozart’s classic at the Metropolitan Opera.
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A Six-Hour Opera Goes On for One Euphoric Night Only
“Stranger Love,” a singular and hypnotic work by Dylan Mattingly and Thomas Bartscherer, opens (and closes) on Saturday in Los Angeles.
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The Los Angeles Opera, Post-Plácido Domingo
The star tenor played a central role at the company from the start. Since his ouster, it has worked to define itself on its own terms.
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Grace Bumbry, Barrier-Shattering Opera Diva, Is Dead at 86
A flamboyant mezzo-soprano (who could also sing meaty soprano roles), she overcame racial prejudice to become one of opera’s first, and biggest, Black stars.
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Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels Win the Pulitzer Prize for Music
Giddens said that the success of their opera “Omar” proves that “nobody has the lock on being a composer.”